Lines of Life: 101 Poems by 101 Women

Lines of Life: 101 Poems by 101 Women

by Dr . Germaine Greer (Editor)

Synopsis

Exploring a range of female poets since the 16th century, this collection celebrates what it is like to be a woman. It ranges from declarations of wifely appreciation to rueful reflections on the vicissitudes of love, from the complications of childbirth and rearing to the necessary labour of writing.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 01 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 0571228291
ISBN 13: 9780571228294
Book Overview: Lines of Life: 101 Poems by 101 Women, edited by Germaine Greer, explores a range of female poets from the sixteenth century to the present day.

Author Bio
Germaine Greer was born in Melbourne in 1939. She came to England on a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1964 adn since that time has held academic positions in this country and America. Her publications include The Female Eunuch (1969), Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility (1984), The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings (1986), Kissing the Rod: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Women's Verse (1988), The Whole Woman (1999), and The Boy (2003). Since the early 1970s she has been a regular broadcaster, reviewer and journalist.